Before/After for Wavies

MoiraIndigo · 08-31-2010, 03:48 PM

I did a search, but I couldn't find any before/after threads just for us wavies. Anybody interested in sharing your pics?

justajesuschick · 08-31-2010, 03:56 PM

Heidi and I both just shared ours in other posts. I can repost here if we are starting a whole new thread. Just let me know!

MoiraIndigo · 08-31-2010, 04:04 PM

Hi there.

I did see your thread (great pics!) but I didn't see a thread with a lot of people thowing their before/afters in. I could have missed it, though.

justajesuschick · 08-31-2010, 04:13 PM

Okay. I'll play!

My hair forever-NATURALLY!

Hair went wavy 7/1/2010

Now, 8/28/2010

finaleofseem · 08-31-2010, 05:21 PM

Here's a random progression for my hair. The first pic is when I first started mod CG in November 2009.

plunkybug · 09-01-2010, 12:07 AM

These are before:

This is before, but when I realized I had more potential:

Once I started in Feb:

A few weeks ago:

This was last Friday:

heidi · 09-01-2010, 08:35 AM

Wow, Plunkybug! Major change there. I was hoping you'd post B&A's. I've been wondering what your hair looked like pre-CG.

LongDarkWavyHair · 09-01-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by plunkybug

A few weeks ago:

This was last Friday:

Holy Hell! (sorry, language, but wow). You're giving me hope. I'm off to read your hair bio.. I hope it tells me exactly what you did to go from light save to full on curl!

heidi · 09-01-2010, 01:08 PM

Here are mine, after two months of CG. There may still be room for imporvement

but if not, that's just fine.
Most of my pre-CG hair didn't look quite like this, the shampoo/conditioner combo I'd been using didn't agree with my hair at all. It did inspire be to get back on the CG wagon though

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Before June 24th:

And Today:

plunkybug · 09-01-2010, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LongDarkWavyHair

Quote:

Originally Posted by plunkybug

A few weeks ago:

This was last Friday:

Holy Hell! (sorry, language, but wow). You're giving me hope. I'm off to read your hair bio.. I hope it tells me exactly what you did to go from light save to full on curl!

Biggest helpers to me are diffusing (mostly upside down), semi super soaking, and smasters consistently awesome hair technique.

MoiraIndigo · 09-01-2010, 05:48 PM

WOW, I can't believe what a change you've all had! I can't imagine my hair doing anything like that.

plunkybug · 09-02-2010, 09:56 AM

It should be noted that previous to CG/mod-CG that I was a wash and go gal. I didn't really use any products or style it much. Styling for me was combing and airdrying...sometimes braiding it or putting in a bun or ponytail or leaving hair exactly as it came out of the towel turban for curl and wave enhancement, even if it meant being a little messy. I did try to do deep treatments every once in a while but I don't know if I every really saw any benefit, and I probably didn't do them often enough...and I certainly never knew the difference with PT and DT. My success lately, it seems is more about technique and less about the products. I have very similar hair now to that last pic, and I used totally different products in the shower and out. I think the products and more frequent treatments have helped, but it's the styling that has been the best/biggest change for me.

sweety10189110 · 09-02-2010, 05:57 PM

Ooohhh here are mine

This is before

This is a week or 2 in I think

This is mid July

justajesuschick · 09-02-2010, 07:49 PM

You all have gorgeous hair and give me such encouragement that mine can get better over time!!

ewenique · 09-02-2010, 08:24 PM

Heidi, I love your natural silver highlights! Just beautiful! Here's my before and after shots and progression from colored hair to natural: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, latest & mostly natural silver.

ewenique · 09-02-2010, 08:28 PM

Here's my before pic from 2001.

asianrunner · 09-02-2010, 08:39 PM

Quite the journey!

Robin-in-FL · 09-03-2010, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ewenique

Heidi, I love your natural silver highlights! Just beautiful! Here's my before and after shots and progression from colored hair to natural: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, latest & mostly natural silver.

I don't have a camera anymore, but ewenique, my hair (conditioned and styled with gel) looks a lot like yours. About the same length now, too. But dark red brown from henna.

leonita pora · 09-03-2010, 11:14 AM

I didn't realize how much my hair has changed since I've gone the modified CG route until I decided to post before and after pics. : ) I suppose the reason is that although my hair really hasn't gotten much curlier, it's just more consistent than it used to me. I used to have a lot of blah days with loose waves, and sometimes, in extreme humidity, defined waves/curls. To be fair, I've posted pictures of me in the middle of the summer of 2007 and 2008 and one in April 2009. I have better luck with my hair in the summer, for sure, and spring is always better than winter.

The last two pictures were taken today after 6 months of being modified CG. It's a humid day in Philadelphia with a dew point of 69 degrees and 67% humidity. We're about to get some rain, and my curls go nuts with this weather. So, today is an example of a reaching curl-limit day in terms of definition and volume. FYI - I washed my hair last night, styled and let it air dry. I pineappled overnight then spritzed some water on and added some more styling products.

heidi · 09-03-2010, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ewenique

Heidi, I love your natural silver highlights! Just beautiful! .

Thank you! Did you let your gray grow in slowly? I colored my hair for a few years (starting at about 28 when the temples really started to gray) and then when I decided it was not for me I did a BC and started over. It was hard because I was only 31 and it made me feel old at first, but now I love it

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